SCM Studyguide Pastoral Theology.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- SCM Study Guide Series .
- SCM Study Guide Series .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1The Humble Pastor Imagining Pastoral Care -- Part 1 Life in all its Fullness: The Call to be Human -- 2 Being Human Life, Love and Longings -- 3 Faithful Change Growth, Transition and Maturity -- 4 All Desires Known Sexuality and the Call of Love -- 5 The Fragility of Life Attachment, Trauma and Loss -- 6 Growing Together Religion, Relationships and Ritual -- Part 2 For Their Sakes: The Call to Care -- 7 Tend my Flock The Story of Pastoral Care -- 8 The Art of Pastoral Conversation Listening, Love and Language -- 9 Boundaries and Power The Limits of Pastoral Care -- 10 Serpents and Doves Integrity and Good Practice in Pastoral Care -- 11 Messy Moments Unsought, Untamed, Unimaginable Encounters -- 12 The Paradoxical Pastor -- Sources and Acknowledgements -- Index of Scriptural Passages -- General Index.